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Andy Campbell - Local Democracy Reporter16:43, Jul 29 2021 Supplied/Waikato Times Former Waitomo mayor and mayoress Brian and Andrea Hanna s long service to the community was recognised by its council this week. Time for past mayor Brian Hanna has always been something he’s been short of, with most of it going to the wide array of committees and volunteer groups across the Waitomo District. This week, he was recognised for that. Whether too early or too late, former Waitomo mayor Brian Hanna’s recent accolades have been humbling he said this week. Two weeks ago, he received a lifetime achievement award at the council’s community awards ceremony in Te Kūiti, an event started under his mayoralty and one he thought was too early to be at the receiving end of. ....
“There’s a number of BnBs there that have become established since the trail was established. A coffee cart, a café, a service station. They all rely on the Timber Trail traffic as well. So we are not talking about the [Timber Trail] businesses, we are talking about the trail as a tourist attraction,” she said. “We have invested money in Hamilton Waikato Tourism, we need to invest money at the other end because our district goes down to the other end as well. “So we are investing money there to attract people from the south. “We are not talking about businesses we are talking about economic development for the future of our district. To give opportunity for people to engage in business or to be employed – so we don’t end up a little ghost town. ....
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